One of the most frequently asked questions at the moment are ‘should I be buying, selling or just holding tight onto what I have at the moment’. What is quite interesting is that I am asked this question by all types of investors and vendors, from the seasoned pro with over 150+ units right down […]
Interest rates set to rise – How will that affect the Croydon property market?
A couple of weeks ago, I mentioned in this blog about how the Bank of England has been indicating recently that UK interest rates will be going up in the not too distant future. Therefore, if you are one of the 159,000+ homeowners in Croydon, who own your own home with a mortgage, then you […]
Monopoly in Croydon… How would you play?
A couple of local landlords and I had a discussion about the property market in Croydon, when the subject of risk against returns arose. All landlords are different in the way they play the property game. Some landlords prefer to accept a modest yield/return on their investment for an increased certainty of finding a quality […]
Am I a bad person for being a landlord / investor? (Applies to Landlords in Croydon)
Unfortunately, along with Bankers and Estate Agents, Landlords get quite a lot of ‘stiff’ in the media about being ‘greedy and selfish’. Why I say ‘media’ is because it’s the sites like ‘The Guardian’ (property sections) where they love to just gun down landlords and show the worst landlords in the area, how they do […]
Property Prices in Croydon Increasing during August and September 2015. Why?
It’s known that these are peak seasons for Estate Agents, but why does that affect prices of rentals and sales prices? Well, it could be many reasons, but as most of you know, I run an estate agency, so I have the unique advantage of actually asking 50+ potential tenants a day on why they […]